1921 Census of England and Wales, County Report (Sample Report Title: Census 1921: England and Wales: Series of County Parts. County of Norfolk), Table 17 : " Occupations (Condensed list)".

Show England Dep table	Devon AdmC	Ashburton UD Axminster RD Axminster UD Bampton UD Barnstaple RD Barnstaple MB Bideford MB Bideford RD Brixham UD Broadwoodwidger RD Buckfastleigh UD Budleigh Salterton UD Crediton UD Crediton RD Culmstock RD Dartmouth MB Dawlish UD Exeter CB/MB Exmouth UD Great Torrington MB Holsworthy RD Holsworthy UD Honiton MB Honiton RD Ilfracombe UD Ivybridge UD Kingsbridge UD Kingsbridge RD Lynton UD Newton Abbot UD Newton Abbot RD Northam UD Okehampton MB Okehampton RD Ottery St Mary UD Paignton UD Plymouth CB/MB Plympton St Mary RD Salcombe UD Seaton UD Sidmouth UD South Molton MB South Molton RD St Thomas RD Tavistock UD Tavistock RD Teignmouth UD Tiverton MB Tiverton RD Torquay MB Torrington RD Totnes RD Totnes MB

OCCUPATION.	Males. [1]	Females. [2]
Total Population	331,984	377,630
Aged 0-11	67,920	59,768
Aged 12 and upwards	264,064	317,862
I. Fishermen	1,705	8
II. Agricultural Occupations	43,912	2,667
III. Mining and Quarrying Occupations	2,465	3
IV. Makers of Coke, Lime, Cement, etc.	79	6
V. Makers of Brick, Pottery, Glass	819	126
VI. Workers in Chemicals, Paints, etc.	344	57
VII. Metal Workers	16,723	107
VIII. Workers in Precious Metals	72	7
IX. Electrical Apparatus Makers, Fitters, etc.	1,998	13
X. Makers of Watches, etc.	424	11
XI. Workers in Skins; Leather Goods Makers	848	99
XII. Textile Workers	998	1,662
XIII. Makers of Textile Goods and Articles of Dress	3,993	9,252
XIV. Makers of Foods, Drinks, and Tobacco	3,800	724
XV. Workers in Wood, etc.	9,483	243
XVI. Paper Workers; Printers, etc.	2,396	1,005
XVII. Builders, Bricklayers, etc.	10,510	26
XVIII. Painters and Decorators	3,599	11
XIX. Workers in other Materials	185	178
XX. Workers in Mixed and Undefined Materials	2,384	67
XXI. Persons in Gas, Water and Electricity Supply	742	6
XXII. Transport Workers	24,323	867
XXIII. Commerce and Financial Occupations	18,546	10,814
XXIV. Public Administration and Defence	27,688	1,334
XXV. Professional Occupations	6,428	7,888
XXVI. Persons Employed in Entertainments, etc.	1,044	418
XXVII. Persons Employed in Personal Service	7,195	44,602
XXVIII. Clerks , Draughtsmen, Typists, etc.	6,311	5,052
XXIX. Warehousemen, etc.	2,269	625
XXX. Stationary Engine Drivers	1,145	0
XXXI. All other Occupations	16,734	550
TOTAL OCCUPIED	219,162	88,428
XXXII. Unoccupied and Retired	44,902	229,434
TOTAL OCCUPIED AND UNOCCUPIED	264,064	317,862

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Using data from this table, Vision of Britain can map the following rates for within Devon AdmC:

Rate	Date
Female Activity Rate	1921

Comments:

1	Our data include a complete transcription of table 17, but we also include here a selective transcription of table 16, which provides much greater detail for counties and large towns.

This website does not try to provide an exact replica of the original printed census tables, which often had thousands of rows and far more columns than will fit on our web pages. Instead, we let you drill down from national totals to the most detailed data available. The column headings are those that appeared in the original printed report. The numbers presented here, which are the same ones we use to create statistical maps and graphs, come from the census table and have usually been carefully checked.

The system can only hold statistics for units listed in our administrative gazetteer, so some rows from the original table may be missing. Sometimes big low-level units, like urban parishes, were divided between more than one higher-level units, like Registration sub-Districts. This is why some pages will give a higher figure for a lower-level unit: it covers the whole of the lower-level unit, not just the part within the current higher-level unit.

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